Had a client in for an incall yesterday who had gotton my details off Adultwork.

At the end of the booking he mentioned that he hadn't been sure if i would actually be the girl in my photographs when he turned up! i asked him why and he told me that my photos were almost too nice and too professional looking and he had thought they might be fake!

So instead of thinking 'there is a fairly attractive girl who has taken the time to find a good photographer to take some nice photos' his first thought was 'they must be false pics'

Honestly,you cant do right for doing wrong in this job sometimes can you? If i had amateur pics on i would no doubt be getting comments about needing to get some proper ones taken and when i have nice ones on people think they aren't me!

Clients really are a paranoid bunch sometimes aren't they? i had another a few days ago begging for me to send a picture to his phone because the 10 or so photographs i have on my website weren't quite enough to convince him that i was a size 8 and not an 18 (his words not mine,no offence intended) In the end i cancelled his booking cos he seemed like such an irritating person i couldnt stand the thought of spending time with him.

Anyone Else's find clients saying things like this? hopefully it isn't just me

I can sympathise with the clients in this case. A lot of people do lift pictures from magazines and porn sites, and even when professional pictures show the real person, the way they're shot and edited can be quite deceptive. My solution is what Joey says; I keep a mix of professional and amateur pictures on my site.

If you're using adultwork though, why not just upload a verification picture?

I hire an amateur photographer but have the photos taken in a studio, and mention this on my site.  The balance is just about right!  That said, the type of client who accuses you of using fake pictures is not a client you want anyway.  These people want to be disappointed and will always find something.  There is a great deal of information out there on how to spot fake pictures and if a potential client is REALLY worried about that sort of thing then he'll make sure to educate himself accordingly. 

I love my professional pics, but everyone here already knows this. For me professional pics are an investment in myself and my line of work. It is in a way like wearing a nice suite to the office. It shows you are serious and not just some fly-by-night money grabbing hustler. Of course you will get the odd idiot client making stupid comments, but at the end of the day, it is the first impression you are making on the client. I too have tried the amateur pics v/ pro pics. When I had amateur pics up, the amount of guys who would ask for a discount was greater than when I had my pro pics up! So when I work in the UK and advertise in the Sport, I have a website for my little French student Lola, and the pics are the amateur ones. And of course Violette the International Elite Escort/Courtesan has the pro pics and higher prices! Oh and wait, I am about to get another set done for my latest personality.....Jacqueline, who is even more Elite than Violette.  Oh lala!

It is in a way like wearing a nice suite to the office.

Yes you're right, you can't beat a good sofa suit and armchair hat combo for letting people know you mean business.

Quote from: Violette on 22 July 2009, 09:44:55 am

It is in a way like wearing a nice suite to the office.

Yes you're right, you can't beat a good sofa suit and armchair hat combo for letting people know you mean business.

Wait till you see the cushions I accessorize with, to die for honey. 

thats very true...And with professional photos although it represents the person closer than an ameteur one; I love the "He's drop dead gorgeous and looks better than those photos!" look on guys. It looks like this 

Pmsl...

Jacqueline, who is even more Elite than Violette.

As every male my age knows, there is nothing higher than Elite.

Mind you, I never got higher than Mostly Harmless...